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Physics ˈfɪzɪks Study Noun Bre Degree Particle/Nuclear/Theoretical Laws

Word physics
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈfɪzɪks / NAmE / ˈfɪzɪks /
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  • a degree in physics
  • particle/nuclear/theoretical physics
  • the laws of physics
  • a school physics department
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physics

(noun)BrE / ˈfɪzɪks / NAmE / ˈfɪzɪks /
  1. the scientific study of matter and energy and the relationships between them, including the study of forces, heat, light, sound, electricity and the structure of atoms
    • see also astrophysics
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/astrophysics
    • a degree in physics
    • particle/nuclear/theoretical physics
    • the laws of physics
    • a school physics department
    • to study the physics of the electron

    Extra Examples

    • Einstein restructured modern physics.
    • the frontiers of fundamental physics
    • the undergraduate physics curriculum
    • university physics departments

    Word Origin

    • late 15th cent. (denoting natural science in general, especially the Aristotelian system): plural of obsolete physic ‘physical (thing)’, suggested by Latin physica, Greek phusika ‘natural things’ from phusis ‘nature’.
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